Program Analyst

About this role

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/14/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade at any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-07 position, you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-05. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service.

An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-05 for the GS-07 and GS-07 for the GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Serving as a liaison between internal program offices and external stakeholders to exchange information, coordinate activities, and resolve routine issues.

Collecting, consolidating, and communicating stakeholder input, program requirements, concerns, and action items. Preparing clear written correspondence, reports, meeting summaries, briefings, or other communication materials for a variety of audiences. Coordinating meetings, workgroups, outreach activities, or program-related events; documenting decisions, commitments, and follow-up actions. Tracking stakeholder requests, program issues, deadlines, and deliverables; providing timely status updates to leadership and stakeholders.